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    How Canadians Communicate V

How Canadians Communicate V

Christopher Waddell
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      Fewer Canadians than ever are lacing up skates, swimming lengths at thepool, practicing their curve ball, and experiencing the thrill ofcompetition. However, despite a decline in active participation,Canadians spend enormous amounts of time and money on sports, as fansand followers of sporting events and sports culture. Writing from avariety of perspectives, the contributors to this collection set out toexplore the impact of the media on our reception of, and attitudestoward, sports—to unpack the meanings that sports have for us ascitizens and consumers. Well-known hockey writer Roy MacGregor delvesinto the influence of big media and big sports on the practice ofobjective journalism; Richard Gruneau examines the worrisomerelationship between sports participation and socioeconomic class;blogger Derrick Newman investigates the impact of fantasy leagues onsports coverage; sociologist Harry Hiller looks at the iconicdimensions of the Vancouver Olympics..
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Christopher Waddell EAN: 9781771990073 COUNTRY: Canada PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: AU Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2016-03-15 CITY: GENRE: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      Media studies, Sociology: sport and leisure

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      David Taras holds the Ralph Klein Chair in mediastudies at Mount Royal University. He served as an expert advisor tothe House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and is theco-author of The Last Word: Media Coverage of the Supreme Court ofCanada.Christopher Waddell is director of the School ofJournalism and Communication at Carleton University, where he holds theCarty Chair in business and financial journalism. He was formerlynational editor for The Globe and Mail and Parliamentarybureau chief for CBC television news.
      Fewer Canadians than ever are lacing up skates, swimming lengths at thepool, practicing their curve ball, and experiencing the thrill ofcompetition. However, despite a decline in active participation,Canadians spend enormous amounts of time and money on sports, as fansand followers of sporting events and sports culture. Writing from avariety of perspectives, the contributors to this collection set out toexplore the impact of the media on our reception of, and attitudestoward, sports—to unpack the meanings that sports have for us ascitizens and consumers. Well-known hockey writer Roy MacGregor delvesinto the influence of big media and big sports on the practice ofobjective journalism; Richard Gruneau examines the worrisomerelationship between sports participation and socioeconomic class;blogger Derrick Newman investigates the impact of fantasy leagues onsports coverage; sociologist Harry Hiller looks at the iconicdimensions of the Vancouver Olympics..
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Christopher Waddell EAN: 9781771990073 COUNTRY: Canada PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: AU Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2016-03-15 CITY: GENRE: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      Media studies, Sociology: sport and leisure

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      David Taras holds the Ralph Klein Chair in mediastudies at Mount Royal University. He served as an expert advisor tothe House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and is theco-author of The Last Word: Media Coverage of the Supreme Court ofCanada.Christopher Waddell is director of the School ofJournalism and Communication at Carleton University, where he holds theCarty Chair in business and financial journalism. He was formerlynational editor for The Globe and Mail and Parliamentarybureau chief for CBC television news.

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